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flunk

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n.失败,不及格 vi.失败,放弃,考试不及格 vt.使不及格

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flunk为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:flunker 动词过去式:flunked 过去分词:flunked 现在分词:flunking 第三人称单数:flunks

flunk


/flʌŋk; flʌŋk/
v (infml 口 esp US)
1 [I, Tn] fail (an examination, academic course, etc) 使(考试、某学科的成绩等)不及格
*flunk biology 生物学不及格.
2 [Tn] give a failing mark to (sb) 评定(某人)不及格
*be flunked in chemistry 化学不及格.
3 (phr v) flunk out be dismissed from a school or college for failure 因成绩不及格而被学校除名.

flunk


v informal especially AmE
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Perhaps from flinch + funk 'to be afraid (of)' (18-21 centuries); FUNK2]
[I and T]
to fail a test
 Tony flunked chemistry last semester.
[T]
to give someone low marks on a test so that they fail it
= fail
 She hadn't done the work so I flunked her.
flunk outphr v
to be forced to leave a school or college because your work is not good enough
flunk out of
 Ben messed around and flunked out of college.